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TUMBLETOES AND TED 

AND OTHER STORIES 











TUMBLETOES 
AND TED 

and Other Stories 

BY 

OLIVIA R. SCOTT 

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Author of 

“The Mis-Adventures of a Gingerbread Man'' 
and other stories 

ILLUSTRATED 



NEW YORK 

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TUMBLETOES AND TED 


yUMBLETOES was the name 
of a funny old fellow; 

One leg was red and one leg was 
yellow. 

There were flowers on his jacket 
half as big as the moon; 

He was dancing a jig to a jumbled- 
up tune. 



















H IS . red cap was pointed and 
tipped with a bell, 

And it bobbed and nodded—just 
ask Ted to tell; 

For Ted ran away and crawled 
under the tent, 

And this is the story of how 
Teddy went. 


'P'O a wonderful circus and heard 
the big band, 

And talked with the clown and 
stood on his hand; 

And the clown said, “ I ’ll give 
you a pointer or two; 

If you ’re pretty gritty I think 
you will do.” 


“ ^^ELL, I guess if you knew 
that big Tommy Dool, 

The trickiest fellow in Number io 
school — 

But he’s nothing to me. I just 
lay him out; 

He ’s simply nowhere, when I 
come about.” 


“^HEN, I dare say, you ’ll pass, 
when you ’re on to the 
racket,” 

Said the clown with a smile; “put 
on this gold jacket. 

Just limber your pegs there, and 
stand on your head ! ” 

“ Oh ! that’s nothing at all,” 

Said smartest boy Ted. 



















W ITH his hands in those trous¬ 
ers about a mile wide, 

The clown winked one eye and 
took Ted aside. 

“I think, little fell*, you might 
like a race 

On those dandy horses, at a spank¬ 
ing big pace. 


“|T ’s nothing at all —just act 
smart and knowing, 

And look straight ahead; they ’ll 
keep you going.” 

Then, quick as a wink, he gave 
Ted the chance, 

Slipped him up on their backs — 
My! how they did dance ! 




Ted swung away to the 
music — heigho! 

’T was the joiliest, joiliest kind of 
a go. 

A-prancing and dancing and swing¬ 
ing around, 

Those wonderful horses scarce 
touched the ground. 






■pHEN up in the air, in the 
bright blazing light, 

Swung a wonderful ring, just dazz¬ 
ling his sight; 

And a beautiful fairy in diamonds 
and pink 

Flew through that ring as quick 
as a wink. 


“ TXT’ELL, shiver my bones ! ” 
said Ted at that Trick. 

“ My ! did n’t she do that up rather 
slick 1 

I ’ll go her one better; now, 1 Zip! ’ 
and here goes —” 

Away went Ted and lit on his toes. 




































J^UT, alas! lack-a-day, ’t was 
not on the back 

Of his fine Arab steeds, but only 
by Jack, 

His proper big brother who had 
come to the show, 

And simply remarked, “ Rather 
sudden, you know ! — 

I think, my dear boy, my smart 
brother Ted, 

Nurse will take you right home 
and put you to bed.” 




then — he woke up — and 
then — he was glad; 

For to give up to Jack always 
made him so mad. 

As to the clown and circus and all, 
He’d really and truly see them in 
the Fall. 


CONCERT IN FROG 
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CONCERT IN FROG 
HOLLOW 


^IGNOR FROGO, a very fine 
bass, 

Waved bis baton and looked over 
the place. 

His orchestra choice were all 
seated below, 

With cornet and trombone and 
fiddle and bow. 



gIGNORA FROGO began now 
to play 

The fine grand piano in her ele¬ 
gant way. 

Her dress was pink silk, and her 
frills and her bows 
Set all the girls crazy to copy her 
clothes. 




<<r pHE first on the program, if 
you keep still, 

Will be a fine solo by Herr Whip- 
poor-will.” 

This notable singer sang very 
high, 

He wore yellow gloves and a glass 
in one eye. 




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NT OW while he was singing, 
Miss Buff and Miss Huff 
Tied a string to the feathers of 
Chant. I. Cleer’s ruff. 

This they suddenly pulled; his 
mouth opened, and lo! 

The fine solo was drowned by a 
violent crow. 


yHE audience cheered and 
whistled and clapped, 

And mewed and barked and every 
wing clapped. 

The singer bowed low, but 
dropped this remark: 

“ ’T were better some people ne’er 
had entered the ark.” 


HPHEN Signor Frogo sternly 
said, “Mr. Owl, 

Will yon take from this place that 
terrible fowl ? ” 

So he grasped Chant. I. Cleer by 
his beautiful ruff, 

Midst the giggles of naughty 
Miss Buff and Miss Huff. 



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“NOW we’ll have a duet in 
very good measure, 

Mr. Thomas, Miss Tabby, will 
give us the pleasure.” 

So they stepped on the stage and 
sang very loud; 

Between each of the verses they 
grinned at the crowd. 


BUNNY remarked that he 
thought them quite sweet. 
But Madam just whispered, “See 
Tabby’s big feet.” 

Miss Goose heard it all and 
giggled with glee; 

She tweaked Madam’s ear and 
said, “I agree.” 






























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^TILL they sang very loud and 
they sang very long — 

Pugo Whiskers declared, “We are 
tired of their song ! ” 

And they growled their dissent, to 
be sure, very low, 

But it does n r t take long for a 
small growl to grow. 



jyjR. THOMAS, Miss Tabby 
soon smelled a mouse, 

And then there was fun all over 
the house. 

They forgot their fine manners 
and hissed from the stage, 
And humped up their backs in a 
terrible rage. 


r J''HEY jumped over the foot¬ 
lights into the crowd, 

The racket grew fiercer, the growl¬ 
ing was loud. 

All the rest of the people ran for 
the door, 

And in just five minutes that con¬ 
cert was o’er. 










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Signor Frogo and Signora 
his wife, 

Said each never had been so mad 
in his life. 

They raised an umbrella and 
walked off in the rain, 

And vowed they would ne’er give 
a concert again. 









































































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HOW DOROTHY DOLE 
WENT TO 
HOUSEKEEPING 







































HOW DOROTHY DOLE 
WENT TO HOUSE¬ 
KEEPING 


JN a lovely garden there was an 
old pear tree. Several families 
were living in its branches from 
tip-top to trunk. Now, another 
family was making great prepara¬ 
tions to settle at its foot, where 



the cool shadows fell softly on the 
green grass. First, a little body’s 
brother came down the garden, 
path, puffing and tugging away, 
until he had landed a fine, large 
box. Then he tipped it over on 
one side and fished out saw and 
hammer and nails. My! how he 


did clatter and bang and make the 
shavings fly, and saw and plane 
and squint, until he was nearfy 
cross-eyed! Big Brother’s little 
sister was on hand, looking on, 
standing first on one foot, then on 
the other, now on tip-toe to peer 
over the top, then dancing all 
around. 


“ Will that do, Puss ?” asked 
Jack, as lie adjusted a fine shelf 
about half way up the box. 

“ Oh, that ’s just lovely ! ” said 
Dorothy. “Now I can have an 
upstairs and downstairs.” 


Still Jack’s good hammer pound¬ 
ed, and soon the “downstairs” was 
finished off, and there was kitchen 
and dining-room, and a lovely 
parlor. But that was n’t all. Jack 
covered walls and ceilings with 
dainty blue paper with pink rose¬ 
buds on it. Then Dorothy Dole’s 


new house was done. A little bird 
trilled up in the pear tree: “So 
nice, so nice—twee, twee! twee— 
come and see! ” Then Dorothy 
began to move, and the red express 
to travel from the big house down 
to the Pear-tree house, with loads 
and loads of lovely things for 
housekeeping. A lovely white 








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and gold bedroom set for upstairs, 
and the dearest range with kettles 
and stew pan and coal scuttle for 
her kitchen; a lovely sofa and 
chairs and table for her parlor; 
and, best and sweetest of all, a 
dainty pink and white china tea 
set, complete. 


Was n’t it fun to arrange all 
these lovely things in the house 
that Jack built ? After the house 
was in order, she and the red ex¬ 
press began to journey back and 
forth to move in her family; and 
there were loads and loads of them. 
There was Isabel, the wax beauty, 
Jennie June and Susie May; a 


fine boy doll and a worsted clown 
with red and bine legs. Brownies 
and rag dolls, an Eskimo, a China¬ 
man and three little darkies, and 
calico cats and dogs. Deary me, 
what a family! each and all dear 
to the heart of Dorothy Dole. 
When all had arrived, down 





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through the rose bushes came 
Marion Mole, her dearest friend, 
to visit her. 

“ I Ve come to stay an hour, 
Dorothy, dear.” 

“ Oh, I’m so glad ! See ! I Ve 
just gone to housekeeping. Shall 
I show you over the house ? ” 


“ Oh, is n’t it perfectly splendid! 
A truly upstairs and downstairs 
and a truly kitchen. It’s just 
perfect?” 

“Let ’s play visiting. You live 
over by the rose bush, and I will 
invite you to tea. Touch that 
knot in the wood — play it’s a 
door bell.” 


“All right,” said Marion. In a 
moment the bell rang. 

“ Dear Mrs. Mole, I’m very glad 
to see you. Will you walk in ? ” 
said Dorothy Dole. “My son is 
being very naughty — will yon 
’scuse me while I go and shut him 
in the closet ? ” 


“ Certainly, dear. I ’m very 
sorry. Are your children often 
bad, Mrs. Dole ? ” asked Marion, 
when Dorothy had returned. 

“Oh, very, very! Why, I no 
more than get the darkies whipped 
and that lazy boy and the clown 
and Susie May, than I have to 


begin at the top of the line and 
whip them all over "again ! Oh, I 
have great trials, Mrs. Mole! 
Well, I must go and set the 
table! ” 

“Could n’t I help you, dear? ” 
“It would be very nice of you, 
Mrs. Mole.” 


Was n’t that table pretty when 
it was “set,” with all Dorothy’s 
lovely pink and white dishes ? 
Then next they sat down. No, 
they didn’t; for Dorothy ran to 
the house and brought water for 
tea and a chocolate cream for a loaf 
cake, and a marshmallow for white 
cake. Then all was ready. But 


such a time getting the children in 
their places. Isabel, the wax 
beauty, fell down and tipped over 
the sugar bowl. Jennie June put 
her elbows on the table, the clown 
turned a somersault and went 
clean over the table and sat down 
on his mother’s head. 



The calico cat and calico dog 
happened to sit opposite to each 
other and there was a great “to 
do.” They behaved scandalously. 
Dorothy Dole looked at them very 
sternly. She shook one little fat 
finger. “Get right up from the 
table, you naughty, bad, wicked 
dollies ! Every one of you go this 









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instant! ” But not a naughty 
dolly moved. They only looked 
straight ahead of themselves, and 
smiled as usual. Then Dorothy 
Dole arose, bundled them into her 
apron, and went away and spilled 
them all on the ground, and said, 
“There, now! ” 




Then she sat down again at the 
table. “ It’s a drefful trial to 
bring up so many children, Mrs. 
Mole. Will you have a cup of 
tea? How will you take it?” 

“ Cream, if you please, and three 
sugars.” 


So Dorothy poured tea into the 
dainty cups, and they sipped and 
ate tiny bits of bread and cake, 
and were very smiling over their 
little cups, and very, very polite, 
when suddenly little Dog Dole 
jumped through the lilac bushes. 
He was having just the gayest 







“Oh, that will be perfectly 
splendid!” said Dorothy. “How 
did you ever, ever think of it ? 
Let’s do it.” And off they ran 
for the box and the flowers and 
the piece of black silk to make a 
bishop. And the naughty little 
Dog Dole pattered along down the 
garden path after them, among 
the rose bushes. Then Marion’s 
hour was up, and the garden was 
deserted. 


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